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A Christmas Invitation – Photo Recap Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 Christmas at PLU this year was extra special. The 2015 concert program featured the world premiere of critically acclaimed composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, composed for PLU’s Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. Opera star Angela Meade ’01 joined us for the 125th anniversary celebration performance and last but not least, A Christmas Invitation
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Causeway Postbaccalaureate Certificate Program Posted by: nicolacs / February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 The Causeway Postbaccalaureate Program is a yearlong experience that seeks to increase the number of doctoral students in competitive programs in the mathematical sciences, from groups historically under-represented in these disciplines. Causeway provides foundational coursework, research advising, and career mentoring in the context of a strong and supportive community of participants
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Center with nurturing her identity. Conversations with former Diversity Center director Angie Hambrick and the annual Students of Color Retreat cultivated this. “I was so blown away. I didn’t know that I needed a space to vocalize. I was so focused on assimilating to the culture that was at PLU. I’m fine, I fit in fine. I don’t have issues with me being a certain color or whatever. When I went to the Students of Color Retreat, it totally shifted the way I thought.” Becoming a Rieke Scholar in her
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our students, off of the song ‘Get Your Head in the Game,’ from the play ‘High School Musical.’ “We all liked it, so we said ‘Let’s go for it,’” he said, of an event that is in the planning stages all year long before the big weekend. In all, up to 1,000 people can visit the campus during the weekend. Homecoming weekend, which gears up Thursday with the RHA Songfest, is packed with events for alumni and the entire family, including the football game and gala on Saturday. Here is a rundown of
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April 3, 2012 PLU prof’s book wins ChLA Book Award Suspended Animation: Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tales of Modernity, has received the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Book Award for books published in 2010. The book was written by Nathalie op de Beeck, PLU associate professor of English. It was published by the University of Minnesota Press. Suspended Animation analyzes the phenomenon of American picture books and what their imaginative form and content reveal about the
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Summer Sessions: On-Budget, On-Time, Online Posted by: bodewedl / March 1, 2017 March 1, 2017 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Despite a long and lingering winter, it is almost time for PLU students to begin planning for summer. Instructors and advisers have an opportunity to talk with students about the advantages of participating in Summer Sessions. Consider how online summer courses at PLU can meet a variety of student needs: On-Budget PLU online summer courses are budget-friendly and
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PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / April 15, 2019 Image: Pacific Lutheran University has been named a Peace Corps Top 5 volunteer-producing college for 2019. April 15, 2019 By StaffPLU and UPS Marketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University ranks fifth on the Peace Corps’ recently published list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 14 Lutes currently volunteering with
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Center on the PLU campus. Each $10 ticket supports the hungry in Pierce County and includes an artist-made bowl and soup from PLU’s culinary staff. “The proceeds go to those who have less than we do,” said Steve Sobeck, a resident ceramics professor at PLU. “In years past, we’ve had lines of people waiting to get these bowls.” In 2014, the ceramics program created around 150 bowls for the event, and this year, they are planning on having about 200 bowls. Representatives said they hope the increase
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little bit cumbersome, but really worth it, even though I was not able to bring a spare change of clothes. After several stages of repacking, I was able to fit everything else into one checked bag. Airline regulations are changing so much lately that I wanted to make sure that I had everything checked conservatively. It would be awful to show up to the airport and have to leave half of my gear behind. I am writing this post from our final class period on campus prior our departure. All of us met
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New PLU Kinesiology Club Uses Some Muscle to Meet Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communication Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 2, 2014)—One of the newest clubs at PLU this year—the Kinesiologists of the Future Club or, as it’s known on campus, KFC—is kicking off with a bang. Since it is the Kinesiology club, founders Kevin De Jong and Jordan Zepernick, both seniors, knew they wanted to do an
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